Some thoughts on Good Governance

Governance in broad terms encapsulates the importance of transparency, predictability, accountability, stakeholder participation, rule of law, anticorruption, independence of the judiciary and media freedom, among others.

Is flying the safest mode of travel? - EDITORIAL

?Is flying still the safest mode of transportation? Yes it is. According to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor the death risk for passengers of commercial airlines is one in 45 million flights. 

Future government projects need Independent Commission approval for implementation

Since the opening up Sri Lanka’s economy to the world in 1977,..

Promises kept and freedom achieved

There seems to be a lot of nit picking about what the government has not done,...

electoral reforms the need of the hour

Three major issues that attracted wide public attention during...

New National Government - A unique concept! - EDITORIAL

While the new government led by President Maithripala Sirisena is being blamed...

Today is World TB day Tuberculosis – Satan in new clothes

Tuberculosis has plagued mankind since the time of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

Take a leaf from Lee - EDITORIAL

With Sri Lanka entering a historic period through the formation of a National Government...

63rd Death Anniversary of our first Head of State DS’s Sagacity, foresight, and tolerance were unex

Don Stephen Senanayake entered politics when he was elected to the Legislative Council at the age of 40.

Behold! A new Sri Lanka - EDITORIAL

If a momentous chapter in Sri Lanka’s history began on January 8 this year,...

‘‘UNP has a right to decide when to hold general elections’’

In a candid interview with Dailymirror, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam....

D.S. Senanayaka The prodigious first Prime Minister of Independent Ceylon

Mr. D.S. Senanayaka, a name most revered and more valued with time, now,...

Fresh water crisis looming: Jala Palanaya now - EDITORIAL

To stabilise and sustain the new era of good governance,...

ISIS: The mystery behind the monster

“… when you see them pray, you will look to them and think they are better than you; when they...

EDITORIAL : Safeguard consumer rights

The people of Sri Lanka got together on January 8 to send a repressive government...

Thera defends controversial Dhana

Pitiduwe Siridhamma aka Siri Samantabhadra Thera of the Siri Sadaham Ashram of Bellantara is well known...

Social Media and polls

The role played by the internet and social media during the January 8 Presidential Election...

The Iranian “bomb” and its questions

Where do Iran’s grand ideas about itself come from? From the history of its once great empire...

President’s pragmatic approach - EDITORIAL

President Maithripala Sirisena in his maiden meeting with the heads of media institutions spoke of difficulties. 

Article 70 (1) of the new Constitution: is it a powder keg? Living with minority governments till

Lying innocuously nestled, as a stand-alone provision,...

The 100-day deadline was a political faux pas

It is  now apparent that the government cannot in a mere one-hundred days or whatever is left of it now,..

Govt should rush into enacting constitutional reforms-Dinesh

Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) leader Dinesh Gunawardane is a vociferous...

A long felt need in politics - Code of ethics - EDITORIAL

Descent politics was an indivisible concept that had been incorporated into the concept of “yahapalanaya”,...

What’s the fuss about full face helmet?

The ban on full face helmets was temporarily suspe nded recently by the new government...

Electoral Reforms: Proposal for a ‘hybrid’ system

I have had some valuable comments and criticisms on “Electoral Reforms:...

We have brought in transparency, competition, good governance

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said the government would seek the expertise of Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (StAR), a partnership between World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs, which....

A move in the right direction - EDITORIAL

Amajor step in good governance, democracy and social justice was taken on Sunday when the Cabinet agreed on a draft constitutional amendment to prune certain powers of the Executive.....

Crisis with China: Who is the criminal? - EDITORIAL

In the afterglow of a cordial and highly productive visit by India’s charismatic Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Let India catch all our fish and bring investment

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was here on a landmark three-day visit;...

Crisis with China: Who is the criminal?-EDITORIAL

In the afterglow of a cordial and highly productive visit by India’s charismatic Prime Minister Narendra Modi,..